Neidig El Sch

Located at 201 Penrose St, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Neidig El Sch is an average-sized elementary school that educates 470 students (grades K through 5), operated by Quakertown Community SD.

Within Quakertown Community SD, which oversees 8 schools and 4,558 students, Neidig El Sch is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Neidig El Sch records that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Bucks County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Neidig El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.3%.

Across the wider county, Bucks County reports that median household earnings sit near $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), Neidig El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Richland El Sch, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Neidig El Sch ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 17%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 470 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 83% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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